New Jersey § 40a:14-197

§ 40a:14-197.

a. The debriefing and counseling services available under a program established pursuant

to P.L.1998, c. 148 ( C.40A:14-195 et seq. ) shall be provided by appropriately licensed or certified psychologists and social

workers who are either employees of the county or under contract to provide such professional

services to the county. No employee of a county or municipal law enforcement agency, department or force

shall provide any debriefing or counseling services under the program; provided, however,

nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit any county or municipal law enforcement

agency, department or force from establishing an internal, administrative debriefing

and counseling program to identify law enforcement officers or sheriff's officers

who may benefit from the services available under the county crisis intervention services

program and to refer those officers to those services. b. Former law enforcement officers and other persons who are not licensed or certified

as psychologists or social workers and who are not currently employed by any county

or municipal law enforcement agency may be employed by the county to provide debriefing

and counseling services; provided those former law enforcement officers and other

persons are: (1) currently enrolled in an educational program to acquire such licensing or certification;

or (2) familiar with the emotional crises and psychological stresses, tensions and anxieties

associated with law enforcement duty; or (3) trained to provide specialized or supplemental counseling services involving domestic

violence, substance use disorder , gambling, marriage and family life, and such other topics as the county crisis intervention

services advisory council, established pursuant to section 4 of this act, may deem

necessary; and (4) perform those debriefing and counseling services under the direct supervision

of a licensed or certified psychologist, psychiatrist, or social worker.